Molière (1622-1673) Biography of French playwright moliere, plus links to all of his works currently in print. http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc35.html

Extractions: valets de chambre tapissiers or The Blunderer The Love-Sick Doctor or The Pretentious Ladies Over the course of the next thirteen years, Molière worked feverishly to make his company the most respected dramatic troupe in Paris. (Eventually, they were awarded the coveted title "Troupe of the King.") He directed his own plays and often played the leading role himself. The Imaginary Invalid . He had insisted on going through with the performance in spite of the advice of his wife and friends saying, "There are fifty poor workers who have only their daily wage to live on. What will become of them if the performance does not take place?" He passed away later that night at his home on the Rue Richelieu. The local priests refused to take his confession, for actors had no social standing and had been excommunicated by the church. Nor would they permit him to be buried in holy ground. Four days later, the King interceded and Molière was finally buried in the Cemetery Saint Joseph under the cover of darkness. The School for Husbands The School for Wives The Misanthrope The Doctor in Spite of Himself ... The Miser (1668), and

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Extractions: This article was originally published in A Short History of the Drama Corneille and Racine , but he died before either of them. His birth is obscure. At school he seems to have become acquainted with many Latin, Spanish, and Italian comedies. In his poverty he associated with low companions, and at one time he acted as valet in the household of the king. At about the age of twenty-two he became an actor and manager; but for a time he was wholly unsuccessful. One theatrical enterprise after another failed, and in 1645 he was imprisoned for debt. After being released, he gathered together a group of actors and left Paris for a tour of the provinces a tour which lasted about ten years. , and Docteur Amoureux (The Pretentious Young Ladies) and caricatured them with infinite skill. Even the blue-stockings and the gallants were obliged to laugh at themselves. was an immediate success, and encouraged its author to believe that contemporary life was his true field. genre , attacking not only the sentimental blue-stockings and the vapid swains of the salon, but nobles, actors, priests, doctors, Corneille and the high-flown writers of his class together with the plays of the rival theater anybody and everybody afforded a target for his laughter-provoking shafts. He was not only dramatist but also chief actor in his company, and as comedian he must have had extraordinary gifts. While acting in his last play

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Extractions: Tartuffe or the Hypocrite Jean Baptiste Poquelin, better known by his stage name of Moliere, stands without a rival at the head of French comedy. Born at Paris in January, 1622, where his father held a position in the royal household, he was educated at the Jesuit College de Clermont, and for some time studied law, whic ... "If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-night useless, since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience the injustice of our fellows." (from Le Misanthrope . He soon had his own theatre, which was competing with Racine';s stage plays. The Shool for Wives Tartuffe Don Juan Le Malade Imaginaire "I always make the first verse well, but I have troubles making the others."

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Extractions: French Playwright Moliere is considered the world's greatest writer of comedies. Many of his plays have also been translated for performances in English theatres, giving him a considerable reputation abroad. Moliere, whose real name was Jean Baptiste Poquelin, was born in Paris. He studied with the Jesuits at the College de Clermont. In 1643 he embarked on a theatrical venture under the title of L'Illustre Theatre, which lasted for over three years in Paris. In 1658 he played before the king, and organized a regular theatre. From 1659 no year passed without at least one major dramatic achievement. His plays range from simple farce to very sophisticated comedy. They ridicule the weakness and foolish actions of the people of his time, and point up their false values. In 'Tartuffe' Moliere invented one of his famous comic types, that of a religious hypocrite. The play was so audacious that King Louis XIV, although he found it amusing, did not permit a public performance for five years, fearing that it would offend the powerful French higher clergy. Moliere died while playing the leading part of his last play, 'The Imaginary Invalid'.

Extractions: Moliere The Misanthrope The Miser The Physician in Spite of Himself Plays by Moliere ... Tartuffe (The Imposter) Introduction "Moliere" was the pseudonym Following his return to Paris in 1658 he gained immediate notoriety by playing Corneilles Nicomede before the King followed by a farce. The King was to employ him in 1665, however. Moliere was himself the main draw for his plays and he seems to have been a splendid actor who was a disciple of Scaramouche and moreover could twist his face into any contorted shape. Of his characters, Tartuffe in Tartuffe (The Imposter) (1664-7) is one of the dramatists finest figures: a sensual individual who masks himself as an ascetic but must finally reveal himself for what he is. The School for Wives (1662) was also a popular success, telling of a man who gives his wife no education so that she will not be unfaithful and is straight comedy. In The Misanthrope (1666) there is an ambiguity in the very comedy of the central character Alceste; while in The Miser (1668) Moliere steers away from farce and depends on the incongruous and the absurd. His final play

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Extractions: nothing I see can be taken from me Romain Duris Shakespeare in Love and Factotum . Unrestrained by fact, the liberties taken by this approach are more shapely and palpable than the usual flabby biopic. Moli¨re turns out to be an especially endearing attempt at the budding subgenre. Tartuffe Ludivine Sagnier Sullivan , endlessly distraught over the value of comedy? Moli¨re is scheduled to open on July 27. Moli¨re . Laurent Tirard, 2007. **** Filed under New Movies Tagged with 4-stars actors aristocracy artists ... writers Related posts: Says: July 20th, 2007 at 2:00 pm Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail Select Month April 2008 (2) March 2008 (13) February 2008 (10) January 2008 (16) December 2007 (13) November 2007 (17) October 2007 (17) September 2007 (27) August 2007 (17) July 2007 (29) June 2007 (21) May 2007 (24) April 2007 (31) March 2007 (33) February 2007 (15) January 2007 (19) December 2006 (37) November 2006 (35) October 2006 (36) September 2006 (43) August 2006 (24)

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